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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

So beautiful and atmospheric. I can imagine a creative writing class exercise where the instructor asks the students to write a 2,000 word essay on one of these pictures. Let your imagination run wild!

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You're so right — each one is a story waiting to happen. I'm building a lot of decks for TV shows at the moment, and it's rare that a Prestes picture doesn't make it in there somewhere...

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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Each of these photos are fantastic. I would love to walk into any of these and spend an hour just exploring. I can feel the pull from these. It's rare I feel that way looking at a photo but these are special. I'll be heading to his website now.

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He's exceptional. Nice guy, too — never met him, but I put up a few of these on Twitter a while back and he got in touch to thank me and we chatted for a while.

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Mar 6, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Very down to earth such as yourself. That is nice.

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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Those are beautiful beautiful pictures. Website, my software developer man says. Will defer to his judgment on these particular matters.

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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

If you hadn't mentioned they were photos I would have guessed they were computer generated! The tableau they present could have a myriad story lines.

Beautiful 😍

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Mar 7, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Beautiful. Like a painting with a story

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Mar 6, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Beautiful pictures. I don't know if it's just autosuggestion from the guy's name, but they look somehow quintessentially French... Truly lovely.

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There IS something French about them...

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Mar 6, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Really nice. I just ordered his book!

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I must do that!

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Mar 6, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

For me, they definitely sum up the mood of the Straw Men.

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They do!

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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

These so remind me of your novels. Thanks for sharing them.

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It’s certainly the exact mood I have in my head a lot of the time... :-)

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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Color me shocked

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😜

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Ooh, thanks, Mike. Love this stuff.

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Never get tired of looking at them...

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Mar 5, 2023Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Stunning and desolate.

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I received his book the other day for my birthday. It’s incredible! Just ordered a print of Misty Fields II. 👍👍👍

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